Sri Konaseema Bhanoji Ramars College of Education

Sree Konaseema Bhanoji Ramars College was established in 1951. This was the only college in the entire KONASEEMA in those days, and the third college in EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. The College was named after the Grand Father of Late J.V.B. Ramars, Zamindar of Peruru and Chief Donor, whose munificent donor of 1 (one) lakh helped in establishing the college. It was started with Intermediate Classes in the Zilla Parishad High School. Amalapuram temporarily and affiliated to Andhra University. The management made efforts to acquire site in Amalapuram and succeeded in purchasing the present site, where the College is situated. In the second year of the establishment, the College acquired about 4 acres of land and started classes in its own premises where there was an old rice mill shed. In 1953, the college started the Degree classes with B.A., B.Com. and attained full status of a Degree College. In 1958-59 the B.Sc. course was started and gradually, other courses etc. Successive Management's from time to time made efforts to develop the College under the stewardship of Shri N. Ramabhadra Raju, the Founder President. The college made great strides in development and progress. The College attained the reputation of being one of the best Colleges in the State in Discipline, Instruction and results. Since then the College has been maintaining a student strength of 3500 to 4500. In accordance with the modern educational policy and needs, the college introduced restructured courses in Computer Science, Electronics, Fisheries, Local self-government and Management Studies in 1980. Recognized by U.G.C. and Andhra University, this College has several buildings and vast playground bound by a compound wall in about 23 acres of land. This College Students always stood first/ second in Games and Sports at the State Level, particularly in Basket Ball, Kabaddi and Shuttle Badminton. In 1999, introducing M.Sc., in Computer Science, elevates the College to the Post Graduate Level. The College also started B.C.A. Course in response to the demand for Computer Science Education, in addition to already existing courses in B.Sc. Computer Science and Electronics. Recently in 2001 the college was sanctioned with the M.C.A. course at PG Level. College also started B.Sc., Biotechnology, Petrochemicals and Bio-Chemistry from the academic year 2002-03. The college is sanctioned B.Ed., course from the academic year 2002-03, and the course is inaugurated on 08-05-2003. The long felt need of Konaseema people is fulfilled by this achievement. The College of Education is established in a decent two storied building, which is convenient to teacher trainees. The College celebrated its GOLDEN JUBILEE in June 2002 in a most befitting and grand manner. Several educationists, literates and prominent old students attended the functions. The College is situated in an area of 23 acres of land with compound wall all around and B.T. Roads inside. It has separate Laboratories for Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Statistics, Computer Science, Electronics, Biotech, Petrochemicals and Bio-Chemistry each located in separate R.C.C. Building with adequate teakwood furniture and well equipped apparatus. It has a two storied separate Library Building containing nearly 80,000 books relating to all the faculties apart form departmental Libraries. The college is having good adequate number of 45 R.C.C. Lecturer halls each with enough furniture. It has a play-ground in 12 acres of land.